On Monday, July 19th the Victoria Soil & Water Conservation District hosted a Conservation Awards Luncheon.
Pictured is the VSWCD board members left to right: Charlie White, member; Brett Huegele, Vice-Chair; Rob Angerstein, Treasure; Stephen Diebel, Chairman; Sherilyn Arnecke, member. Honoring Rob Angerstein for his 25 years of service to the district.
The next part is those that the district has chose to win our 2020 Conservation Awards that we were not able to honor last year at an awards function.
Pictured is the VSWCD Board with Stephen Deiss, receiving his awards for District Conservation Friend award from 2020 and from 2021 the Area 3 Conservation Friend Award. Stephen Deiss has also won the Texas State Soil & Water Conservation award for 2021.
Pictured Richard Marbach receives his Conservation Award Plaque for Conservation Farmer for Area 3 2020.
Pictured Denise Hanslik and Kenneth Hanslik (not pictured) of Hanslik Farms receive their Award Plaque for District Conservation Farmer and 2021 Award Plaque for Area 3 Conservation Farmer.
Pictured Russel Hessler former President of the Victoria Prairie Wildlife Management Association receives the award for VPWMA for the District’s 2020 Wildlife Conservationist and the 2021 Area 3 Wildlife Conservationist.
Pictured Eric Amsler, Principal of Mission Valley Elementary receives his award for the District’s 2020 Conservation Teacher and the Area 3 Conservation Teacher.
Also part of the awards luncheon on Monday July 19th:
Pictured is the Victoria Soil & Water Conservation Board and Coy and Marci Blaschke of Lazy B Ag Management, LLC receiving the Victoria District’s Friend of Conservation. They have been a great group to work with and have partnered with us and other districts we look forward to partnering with them for future events.
Pictured the Victoria Soil & Water Conservation Board and Angela Van Gundy formerly of Victoria East High School Ag Teacher receiving the 2021 Conservation Teacher Award. We wish her luck in her new teaching position, we will miss you in Victoria.
Pictured is the Victoria Soil & Water Conservation and Shannon Grubss of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, receiving the District’s 2021 Wildlife Conservationist award.
Pictured is the Victoria Soil & Water Conservation and Bubba Leita of Bubba Leita Farms, receiving the District’s 2021 Conservation Farmer Award.
